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Vinnie Jones has revealed how he'd love stretch his acting skills and swap hardman roles to play an aristocrat.
The former footballer, 59, who's known for portraying gangsters on screen said he believed he had the talent and would it be a 'funny' to see him in a totally different role.
Vinnie spoke to the Radio Times about his acting ambitions while promoting new Guy Ritchie series The Gentleman, in which he plays gamekeeper Geoff.
The Londoner, who landed his first role in Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in 1998, also revealed how he'd given up alcohol after relying on it for confidence.
Speaking about the Netflix show which deals with the English class system he told the publication how he lands 'in the middle'.
Vinnie Jones, 59, has revealed he'd love stretch his acting skills and swap hardman roles to play an aristocrat
The former footballer, who is known for portraying gangsters on screen said he believed he had the talent and would be a 'funny' change of to see him in a totally different role (pictured in 1998's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels)
Saying: 'I’ve been in a room with the biggest toffs on the planet and I’ve also been in rooms with the biggest gangsters in England'.
'I am an entertainer. I can hold a room. I used to think it was the alcohol that got me through, but it’s not. I’m 11 years without a drink now'.
He went on to speak about his undiagnosed mental health problems while playing professional football, which may have contributed to his reliance on alcohol.
'The pressures of staying up in the league and getting in the team – when I was playing, your wages were performance-based; if you were injured and didn’t play, you got half your wages'.
'I was a lad from a building site, scored the winner against Man United, won
